If you want to be a man, or a woman, and do what is proper to a human being, do not go to others and ask, 'Am I a human being?'
Stoic philosopher, former slave
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"What, then, is the proper thing to do? To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it naturally happens."
Strange & Unusual"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."
Controversial"What would it be like to be a donkey? To be driven by a stick, to carry burdens, to have no choice? It would be a simple life, wouldn't it?"
Humorous"Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.…"
Controversial"What do you want to be? A philosopher? Then do what philosophers do."
Humorous